A Possible Predecessor to the McGangBang

Ever since we chronicled the emergence of the McGangBang, we've been getting emails from people claiming to have invented it far earlier than the dates we recorded. Here we present the earliest photographic evidence of a possible McGangBang predecessor, in what could arguably be considered the Java Man of fast food megaloths. The proto-McGangBang.

Jim Miltenberger sent us the above photo yesterday of an un-named creation — calling it a "gluttonous hangover remedy from my days at Ferris State" in Michigan — of what appears to be a McGangBang on steroids: A double cheeseburger combined with a Filet-o-Fish patty, McChicken patty, and topped off with french fries.

The metadata on the file he sent reads 2003-10-26 using a Pentax Optio 230, a camera from 2003 (we checked). We know that photo metadata can easily be spoofed, but we have to give him the benefit of the doubt. Better yet: We want to believe.